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"A Traveler's Treat: More ritual than hygienic, it was considered good manners for a host to offer his
guest the services of his bathroom after a dusty and arduous journey. Ah, the joys of being treated by a
winsome slave girl as she scraped his skin of perspiration and dirt with an iron utensil! Ah, the shock
when she completed her work with a good dousing of cold water from an urn setting on a stand nearby!
(As a rule, the Greeks much preferred sponges, oils, scrapers and rinses over the type of soap available at
that time. Perhaps it was no wonder, for Grecian soap was manufactured from a combination of goat fat
and ashes.) "
A long time ago, I posted the name of the scraper the Greeks used to remove sweat and dirt before bathin after exercise. It is called "strigil".
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Post deleted by SilkMuse SilkMuse 06/11/02 06:06 PM Re: Keeping Abreast wwh 06/11/02 06:16 PM Re: more plumbing history wwh 06/11/02 10:37 PM Re: Egyptian plumbing wwh 06/11/02 11:27 PM Re: Egyptian plumbing of troy 06/11/02 11:49 PM Re: Building of Pyramids wwh 06/11/02 11:38 PM Re: Keeping Abreast of troy 06/11/02 07:08 PM Re: Greek plumbing wwh 06/11/02 11:47 PM Re: Greek plumbing wwh 06/11/02 11:52 PM Re: Jerusalem plumbing wwh 06/11/02 11:59 PM Re: Greek plumbing of troy 06/12/02 12:17 AM
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